Statistics NZ

The value of new residential building work and new warehouse projects took big hits over the last year

The value of new residential building work and new warehouse projects took big hits over the last year

Building consent figures suggest slowdown in construction activity is likely to last beyond 2026

Building consent figures suggest slowdown in construction activity is likely to last beyond 2026

Residential construction continues to decline in Auckland and still has some way to go before it hits the bottom

Residential construction continues to decline in Auckland and still has some way to go before it hits the bottom

Budget 2025 grants the Reserve Bank’s wish for monthly CPI data and other more accurate economic statistic reporting

Budget 2025 grants the Reserve Bank’s wish for monthly CPI data and other more accurate economic statistic reporting

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period

Population growth from migration declined by almost three quarters in year to March as fewer migrants arrived and more people left NZ long-term

Population growth from migration declined by almost three quarters in year to March as fewer migrants arrived and more people left NZ long-term

Electronic cards data for April shows that hospitality, durables and consumables spending rose in the month, but the apparel industry is still doing it tough

Electronic cards data for April shows that hospitality, durables and consumables spending rose in the month, but the apparel industry is still doing it tough

The Reserve Bank meets three times a year to set interest rates without seeing updated inflation data at its monetary policy reviews

The Reserve Bank meets three times a year to set interest rates without seeing updated inflation data at its monetary policy reviews

Large fall in the estimated build costs of retirement village units possibly signals a shift towards more affordable housing in the retirement sector

Large fall in the estimated build costs of retirement village units possibly signals a shift towards more affordable housing in the retirement sector

Unemployment remained the same and wage pressures were muted in the March quarter

Unemployment remained the same and wage pressures were muted in the March quarter

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment. David Hargreaves has a look at what we might expect

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment. David Hargreaves has a look at what we might expect

New dwelling consents picked up in March perhaps signalling the start of an upturn for residential construction

New dwelling consents picked up in March perhaps signalling the start of an upturn for residential construction

February net migration gain up 29.3% year-on-year, annual gain down as 44,055 NZ citizens leave

February net migration gain up 29.3% year-on-year, annual gain down as 44,055 NZ citizens leave

Stats NZ says retail card spending fell 0.8% last month, while separate data showed the services sector remained in contractionary mode

Stats NZ says retail card spending fell 0.8% last month, while separate data showed the services sector remained in contractionary mode

David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next

David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next